Before heading off to Liberia this week to cover the Ebola outbreak, ABC News Chief Health and Medical Editor Richard Besser stopped in Atlanta to pass along tips for communicating health news from the other side of the camera.

Paul Smith is not a public health expert. But he knows how to tell a story, and that’s why he was chosen to speak at the Eighth National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing, and Media this week in Atlanta.

Here at CDC’s 2012 National Conference on Health Communications Marketing and Media, there’s a lot of talk about proven strategies and engagement tools to improve health. And because much of the conversation is happening on Twitter, we’ve rounded up a few highlights for you.

Planning the National Conference on Health Communications, Marketing and Media is no small task. We talked with Alicia Samuels, director of communications for the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy, who has served on the planning committee for the past two years. She gave us a behind-the-scenes look at what’s involved in planning...

The Twitterverse is abuzz this week at CDC’s National Conference on Health Communications, Marketing and Media. Attendees are sharing lessons learned over social media through hashtag #hcmmconf. We’re here and have captured a glimpse of the conversation for you.